A circle is inscribed in a square. If the circumference of the circle if 24pi inches, what is the area of the square in which the circle is inscribed in?

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anonymous · Answer

what do u mean wat is the square? the area of the square?

anonymous · Answer

yes, sorry.

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

circumference formula of a circle = 2pi(r)
Circumference of the circle was given= 24pi
so that means r=12, which is half the length of the square.
got it?

anonymous · Answer

no); how do i find the area?

anonymous · Answer

are you asking what the area formula of a square is?

anonymous · Answer

yea?

anonymous · Answer

A=4x

anonymous · Answer

What if there's a circle inside the square?

anonymous · Answer

negate that by the area of the circle